I recently started a new job (yay!). However, since I’m on the west coast and most of the folks I work with are in India and east coast, I have 6am meetings almost every workday. It’s definitely been an adjustment, affecting all parts of my life including my boyfriend who…

Recapping what I spent in April 2022 and what is my May 2022 budget. April 2022: $4,923 vs $2,475 Rent: 20% vs 40% Groceries: 8% vs 10% Shopping: 0% vs 6% Dining Out: 16% vs 2% Health: 1% vs 4% Transportation: 0% vs 1% Work: 0% vs 2% Gifts: 0% vs 2% Membership: 0% vs…

Recapping what I spent in March 2022 and what is my April 2022 budget. March 2022: $3,226 vs $3,335 Rent: 30% vs 30% Groceries: 7% vs 7% Shopping: 7% vs 4% Dining Out: 23% vs 15% Health: 7% vs 4% Transportation: 0% vs 1% Work: 0% vs 1% Gifts: 0% vs 1% Membership: 24% vs…

Recapping what I spent in February 2022 and what is my March 2022 budget. February 2022: $2,728 vs $2,675 Rent: 35% vs 45% Groceries: 16% vs 9% Shopping: 6% vs 6% Dining Out: 22% vs 19% Health: 15% vs 2% Transportation: 0% vs 1% Work: 0% vs 2% Gifts: 0% vs 2% Membership: 0% vs…

Recapping what I spent in January 2022 and what is my February 2022 budget. January 2022: $2,099 vs $2,675 Rent: 56% vs 45% Groceries: 12% vs 9% Shopping: 1% vs 2% Dining Out: 24% vs 19% Health: 3% vs 2% Transportation: 0% vs 1% Work: 2% vs 11% Gifts: 0% vs 2% Membership: 0% vs…

After trying free trials of Banana Republic Style Passport and Express Style Trial last year, I am psyched to kickoff 2022 with a review of Ralph Lauren’s rental service The Lauren Look. …

In the past few years, I’ve been a sucker for self help content from YouTube videos to books promising to show me the way to live my best life. It was full of advice I’ve heard before about being present and finding balance. Although they were great pieces of advice…

2021 was the first year where I tracked my spending every month. It was an enlightening experience to reflect at the beginning of each month on how much I spent the prior month and in what categories. …

Recapping what I spent in December 2021 and what is my January 2022 budget. December 2021 Budget: $3,417 vs $2,975 Rent: 47% vs 40% Groceries: 18% vs 8% Shopping: 1% vs 7% Dining Out: 18% vs 17% Health: 0% vs 2% Transportation: 0% vs 1% Work: 6% vs 2% Gifts: 1% vs 7% Membership: 0% vs…